[Photographs: Sasha Marx] There are sauces that enjoy universal acclaim with off-the-charts Tomatometer and audience scores—sauces like carbonara, vodka, and Marcella Hazan’s tomato-butter sugo. They’re the pasta equivalent of season four of The Wire, or My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: undisputed classics….
READY IN: 40mins INGREDIENTS 8ouncesground pork 1⁄8teaspoonbaking soda 5tablespoonsred miso (can sub white miso but sauce will be lighter in color and milder of taste) 5tablespoonssoy sauce 3tablespoonshoisin sauce 1tablespoonmolasses 8scallions, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, dark green parts sliced thin on bias…
DIY instant noodles made with fresh ingredients. Just add boiling water, and you’ve got lunch. [Photograph: J. Kenji López-Alt. Video: Natalie Holt] This vegan pot of instant noodles, flavored with miso and sesame and loaded with fresh vegetables, can be made ahead…
[Photograph: Blake Royer] File this one under “Italian recipes so simple you’d almost overlook them.” In the family of spaghetti with oil and garlic or with chile and anchovies is this pasta with broccoli. Under certain circumstances like, say, a harried weeknight…
Requiring no knives and just one skillet, this tuna noodle casserole couldn’t be easier. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Pasta with a light and creamy sauce, tender chunks of tuna, and peas is ready in about 15 minutes start to finish. This is…
Quick and easy stir-fried noodles with shiitake mushrooms, Chines chives, and charred cabbage. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] While stir-fried lo mein is often mostly noodles with some vegetables for flavor and color, this version comes out with veggies and noodles in almost…